Workshops

Teachers and lecturers are dedicated professionals with many demands placed upon them each day. In addition to their teaching duties they are required to develop teaching programmes, design lesson materials, conduct research, mark examinations, evaluate assignments, attend faculty meetings, supervise staff and students, interview parents and support extra curricular activities. The list goes on. Technology has been added to this mix and educators are now encouraged and even mandated in some instances to incorporate elements of information technology among the suite of teaching and learning strategies that they employ each day.

How can educators implement information technology and develop blended learning solutions in an efficient and practical way? There are a variety of methods that teachers can apply:

  • Incorporating practical curriculum matrices to determine which components of the teaching and learning programme are suited to delivery via technology and the web
  • Deciding which software tools can be comfortably used to create and publish the online learning materials
  • Investigating existing online tools that can be used to support face to face teaching
  • Recognising the importance of teamwork in the planning and creation of online learning resources
  • Working with students to create online learning resources

In order to assist teachers and academic staff meet the requirements described above I have created a set of workshops specifically designed for educators. The focus of each workshop is upon the sharing and provision of practical solutions that can be used in the classroom. The workshops are set out below.

iPad in Education

iPad in Education

This workshop is designed to demonstrate the practical use of the iPad as a tool in teaching and learning. Workflows, tactics and tips will be shared with all.

Cloud Computing Toolkit

Cloud Computing Toolkit

The Cloud is here. Tap in to the power of the Cloud to efficiently share connections, activities and resources with other educators and also with your students.

WordPress Workshop

WordPress Workshop

Creating professional self-hosted web sites using WordPress.org The aim of this workshop is to share with the participants the power of self-hosting their own web site using a web-server provided by a third party. Participants will be taught how to install the WordPress package on the server using ftp or a web-based interface. As well(…)

Social Media in Education

Social Media in Education

The aim of this workshop is to demonstrate the significance & relevance of social media in 21st century education, both within the classroom & the organisation.

Creative Imagery

Creative Imagery

Getting creative with digital photography and image processing Digital images can be utilised to tell a story and to pose a problem. This workshop will teach the participants how to create, process and manipulate digital images to meet their needs in teaching and learning. Imagery plays an important role in teaching and learning yet many(…)

Digital Storytelling

Digital Storytelling

Digital Storytelling for Educators The aim of this workshop is to demonstrate the importance and relevance of storytelling in the twenty-first century as demonstrated by the research of individuals such as Donald Norman, Mark Turner and Daniel Pink. Memory is preserved and the dissemination of information enriched through the application of storytelling. [This work has(…)

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